THE SHROPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 501564
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity continues to fulfil the requirements of its primary objective, being the promotion of horticultural education. This has been achieved by organising the annual Shrewsbury Flower Show, organising lectures on horticultural events, supporting, through the Percy Thrower Bursary the Young Horticulturist of the Year competition and by making charitable donations.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Total income:
£742,666

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Donations and legacies £0
Charitable activities £454.91k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £287.76k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£1,203,080

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Raising funds £884.06k
Charitable activities £319.02k
Other £0

-£48,713 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £884.06k
Charitable expenditure £319.02k

People

5 Employee(s)

26 Trustee(s)

200 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Shropshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 April 1992: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • SHREWSBURY FLOWER SHOW (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

26 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
IDRIS MAELOR OWEN Chair
JOHN ALLATT'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Charity reporting is overdue by 759 days
THE SHROPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY (WISLEY TRAINEE) CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
SHREWSBURY & OSWESTRY CRUCIAL CREW
Received: On time
Jessica Moody Trustee 29 February 2024
None on record
John Richard Lucas Trustee 29 February 2024
None on record
Christopher Titley Trustee 27 March 2023
None on record
David Hulton-Harrop Trustee 27 March 2023
None on record
Susan Mary Rowlands Trustee 16 February 2022
None on record
Rebecca Chew Trustee 17 February 2020
None on record
KENNETH WILLIAM TONKIN Trustee 16 June 2019
BURNIE'S FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Lindsay Pearson Trustee 08 February 2016
THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF SHROPSHIRE
Received: On time
PETER ROAD-KNIGHT Trustee 10 February 2014
None on record
COL MARK CUTHBERT-BROWN Trustee 14 February 2013
None on record
MR B GOODWIN Trustee
None on record
TONY BYWATER Trustee
None on record
MRS D HAMER Trustee
None on record
MR E T B BUTCHER Trustee
None on record
MR S J KYNASTON Trustee
None on record
MR G PARRY Trustee
None on record
MR C CHEW Trustee
None on record
MR R E KEY Trustee
None on record
MR R J WHITTINGHAM Trustee
None on record
MR H WILSON Trustee
None on record
MR M W BURTON BSC (HONS) TECHRICS FN Trustee
None on record
MAJ B K HARPER OSEJ Trustee
None on record
MR J MCA HODGSON Trustee
None on record
STEPHEN CHARLES ROGERS Trustee
TRIKERI ISLAND PLAYGROUND PROJECT
Charity reporting is overdue by 1578 days
MR A D CROSS Trustee
SHREWSBURY DRAPERS HOLY CROSS LIMITED
Received: On time
RADBROOK FOUNDATION
Received: On time
SHREWSBURY DRAPERS' HALL PRESERVATION TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £953.05k £235.68k £245.89k £796.77k £742.67k
Total expenditure £1.14m £301.90k £341.58k £1.46m £1.20m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £0 N/A N/A £0 £0
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A N/A £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £689.32k N/A N/A £527.19k £454.91k
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A £0 £0
Income - Investment £260.73k N/A N/A £269.58k £287.76k
Income - Other £3.00k N/A N/A £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 N/A N/A £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.10m N/A N/A £296.38k £319.02k
Expenditure - Raising funds £36.91k N/A N/A £1.16m £884.06k
Expenditure - Governance £15.05k N/A N/A £12.33k £15.67k
Expenditure - Grants institution £17.50k N/A N/A £15.00k £26.10k
Expenditure - Investment management £36.91k N/A N/A £24.55k £20.28k
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A N/A £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Own use assets £291.55k N/A N/A £261.11k £269.48k
Long-term investments £7.52m N/A N/A £6.86m £6.50m
Other assets £289.36k N/A N/A £405.17k £221.35k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 N/A N/A £0 £0
Total liabilities £137.28k N/A N/A £116.94k £90.97k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 September 2023 11 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 11 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 11 March 2024 225 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 11 March 2024 225 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 29 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 29 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 19 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 19 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2019 31 July 2020 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2019 31 July 2020 1 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29 FEBRUARY 1972 AS AMENDED 2 FEBRUARY 1976 , 14TH FEBRUARY 1983 AND 7 FEBRUARY 2001.

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE HORTICULTURAL EDUCATION BY HOLDING A SHOW OR SHOWS AND COMPETITIONS EACH YEAR, BY ARRANGING CONFERENCES, LECTURES AND VISITS TO PLACES OF HORTICULTURAL INTEREST AND BY ENCOURAGING, IMPROVING AND EXTENDING THE CULTIVATION OF GARDENS AND OPEN SPACES. (B) TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH HORTICULTURE AS THE GENERAL COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE. (C) TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND TO ASSIST SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS AS THE SOCIETY SHALL IN LIKE MANNER DETERMINE (WHETHER OR NOT SUCH OTHER PURPOSES OR ORGANISATIONS ARE CONNECTED WITH HORTICULTURE) ESPECIALLY IF SUCH PURPOSE IS IN THE INTERESTS OF THE SOCIETY.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 501564-1 PERCY THROWER BURSARY
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 18 OCTOBER 1989
Charitable objects
(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING IN THE SCIENCE ART AND PRACTICE OF HORTICULTURE (2) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS CONNECTED WITH OR RELATING TO THE PROMOTION OF THE SCIENCE ART AND PRACTICE OF HORTICULTURE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 15 April 1992 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
QUARRY LODGE
SHREWSBURY
SHROPSHIRE
SY1 1RN
Phone:
01743234052
Email:
contact@shrewsburyflowershow.org.uk
Website:

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